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Patton French

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4. They can be racist too. NT

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Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:04 PM

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Can I vent and explain my confusion? [View all] Pototan Oct 10 OP

Roland Martin discusses it quite often on his podcast. One of the reasons, according to Roland, is that black men have a Ferrets are Cool Oct 10 #1

Yup, it's the misogyny. Quiet Em Oct 10 #3

There's still way, way more white men who will vote for Trump than black men. Elessar Zappa Oct 10 #7

Please reread the OP Pototan Oct 11 #8

You framed the OP to blame black men iemanja Oct 11 #9

Sorry, you are incorrect Pototan Oct 11 #11

Why are you even focused on the very small percentage of black men who will vote for Trump? iemanja Oct 11 #24

20% is not small Pototan Oct 11 #33

Where does that 20% figure come from? iemanja Oct 11 #35

Exit polls from 2020 Pototan Oct 11 #37

Hopefully it will be better this election. nt iemanja Oct 11 #38

I understand why a racist supports Trump Pototan Oct 11 #34

No, He Didn't DET Oct 11 #14

Why focus on the motivations of such a small number of voters? iemanja Oct 11 #25

My question is... Pototan Oct 11 #12

There are also more white men that will vote for Harris than black men. MichMan Oct 11 #27

Per capita, white men will go for Trump by over ten points. Elessar Zappa Oct 11 #29

Are you saying Harris will get more total votes from black men than white men? MichMan Oct 11 #30

maybe some see him as a macho male attitude nt msongs Oct 10 #2

They can be racist too. NT Patton French Oct 10 #4

But a Trump Presidency Pototan Oct 10 #5

because sexism trumps racism Skittles Oct 10 #6

Except Clinton won more of the AA vote than Biden did iemanja Oct 11 #39

All they need to understand is what drives a big part of the Trumpkins Pompoy Oct 11 #10

Perhaps they are not well informed Keepthesoulalive Oct 11 #13

Same reason whiite working class men vote Republican JI7 Oct 11 #15

White working class men Pototan Oct 11 #19

Yes, they can be racist or anti gay or misogynist or any other type of bigot JI7 Oct 11 #20

You know what? that makes sense Pototan Oct 11 #21

All of them ? MichMan Oct 11 #31

Not every Trump supporter is a racist, Pototan Oct 11 #32

Pototan's question is absolutely spot on because B.See Oct 11 #16

Thank you for understanding my point Pototan Oct 11 #17

One would THINK. B.See Oct 11 #18

Or any minority. One of the Eternal Questions. UTUSN Oct 11 #22

I worked with a black woman on a project. There was a black man in charge of it. LeftInTX Oct 11 #23

Some fail to see the are being used and manipulated. GreenWave Oct 11 #26

some might think immigrants are taking their jobs n/t PedroXimenez Oct 11 #28

remember, trump is a master of distraction ecstatic Oct 11 #36